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Which Audigy 2 card fits into D/Dock

post #1 of 31
5/24/06 at 12:23pm
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Hi,
I've called Creative and Dell about getting an Audigy 2, ZS, or X-Fi card that will fit in D/Dock. I have asked for a PCI card, which is 1/2 length or "low profile." Neither company knows or has what I'm looking for.
If any of you have used one of these cards successfully with D/Dock PCI slot, please tell me exactly which model you have.
I've already tried Search to know that such is available.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
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post #2 of 31
5/24/06 at 1:12pm
I'm not sure what the sizes of the cards are, but you can ask if they are less than 6.9" long. That is the max length for a half-length pci card (actually it's 6.9xx but I can't remember what the 'xx' is ). Sorry I can't be more help, but if you ask them that, they should know the dimensions of the cards they make.
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post #3 of 31
5/24/06 at 1:31pm
I can confirm that the Audigy 2 ZS pci card physically fits in the D\Dock; however, I am having some difficulty with my D\Dock's PCI slot, so I can't tell you for sure that it works (although I believe that other people have are using it).
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post #4 of 31
5/24/06 at 1:56pm
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Thank you both for the helpful answers, I'll go by your measurments, SirMeili.
Sykes, what difficulty are you having with your D/Dock and the card or other cards. Maybe it will help me know what to expect.
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post #5 of 31
5/24/06 at 2:52pm
I think I just have a bad PCI slot--Windows doesn't see what is in the PCI slot at all (I've tried with my Audigy 2 card, as well as a network card). I've tried it on both my M1710, and a Latitude D610 and I have the same problem (D610 is officially compatible), so I'm pretty sure it is just a bad dock.

I have a new D\Dock on the way that should be here tomorrow ... hopefully that will fix the problem.
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post #6 of 31
5/24/06 at 4:24pm
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I ordered the Audigy 2 ZS PCI, and will report back too. Happily, you will probably know tomorrow.
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post #7 of 31
5/24/06 at 5:48pm
I have a X-Fi conected to my pci d/dock slor and it works wonders.
Maybe you do have a bad slot
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post #8 of 31
5/24/06 at 6:17pm
which D dock are you guys using?
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post #9 of 31
5/24/06 at 7:21pm
The only D/Dock there is Bal There is the D/Dock and the D/Port. The D/Dock has a half length, full height pci slot and a D/bay (for an extra optical drive, hard drive, or you can charge the D/Bay size batteries for the latitude line). The d/port is just aport replicator (not the d/dock is the d/port with the additions above).

here's a link to the d/Dock: d/dock
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post #10 of 31
5/24/06 at 7:29pm
I'm using the one iwth the part number that Meili mentioned; however, I just noticed that this popped on S&A:

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...4&sku=310-8112

I have no idea what the difference is, but it is a different part number.
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post #11 of 31
5/24/06 at 7:53pm
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Sykes, my part # on the packing slip for the D/Dock is PD891, the same as the mfr.# shown on your link. The description of the D/Dock there is that it is compatible with the M90. Sir Meili's link has a mfr.#8W925 and is purported to be compatible with various Latitudes and the M60. It's probably an older part (not necessarily different though.
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post #12 of 31
5/24/06 at 8:04pm
I wonder why they have two parts with different compatibility. Perhaps they aren't all compatible, or maybe they updated it. I had to have my laptop replaced and they had to reorder it since the "d/dock" part number with my original order was no longer valid and was holding up my replacement.

note: i have yet to receive my replacement..and it's been almost a month
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post #13 of 31
5/25/06 at 3:11am
I got my second one in today and my Audigy 2 ZS works perfectly in it, so I've confirmed it was just a bad D\Dock. Both of the D\Docks that I have show a part number of PD01X on the label on the bottom. The one with the bad PCI slot is actually newer than the one I just got with the good PCI slot (both off of eBay, but the bad has a newer revision version of the label).

So, I still have no idea what the difference is, but it does not appear to be a compatibility issue.
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post #14 of 31
5/25/06 at 1:43pm
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Glad to hear it Sykes. Thanks for posting your good outcome. Enjoy! I'll post back with my outcome too.
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post #15 of 31
5/25/06 at 6:27pm
Hi all

good to see some d/dock users around.

Im planning to get one in order to use it with my M90 (20 days wainting it!) and I have just read here that the d/dock can host an extra hard drive and it sounded like a great option to me.
I would love to know what type of hard drive it can manage, 2.5" or 3,5ยท hd? IDE or SATA? It needs some adaptor or special case or I can fit inside directely the hard drive?
If someone tested it how is the performance of that interface/bus?

Sorry to ask so many questions, but the info in the Dell site about it is very poor.

Thanks in advance.
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post #16 of 31
5/25/06 at 6:36pm
I don't know why everyone seems to have such faith in the PCI slot in the D/Dock.

I mean, there's more of a reason so many are for sale on eBay than "corporate overflow." I wouldn't be thinking these are "wunderboxen" quite yet. There's quite a bit that has to get transferred over that one connector.
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post #17 of 31
5/25/06 at 6:45pm
destruya if you know some facts about problems that it has I would like to know before I purchase one.
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post #18 of 31
5/25/06 at 6:59pm
A 2.5" PATA hard drive could be fitted using a D/bay adapter.
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post #19 of 31
5/25/06 at 7:19pm
thanks for the info tentonine.

So it needs an adapter...and a "not cheap" 2.5 hd, hmm...
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post #20 of 31
5/25/06 at 8:12pm
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Originally Posted by krraqk
destruya if you know some facts about problems that it has I would like to know before I purchase one.
I'm merely stating common sense - that one connector is supposed to handle ALL traffic from the D/Dock, including a 133MB/sec theoretical max PCI slot and a drive?

It just sounds sketchy to me to trust so many different interfaces to that one connection and expect 100% reliability.
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